环球雅思基础测试题

雅思测试题 （本卷共五道大题，满分 100 分，考试时间 100 分钟） 一、单项选择一、单项选择: （共（共 20 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 20 分）分） 1. The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived. A. were waitingB. had been waitingC. had waitedD. would wait 2. -What would you do if it _ tomorrow? - We have to carry it on, since weve got everything ready. A. rain B. rains C. will rain D. is raining 3. He is not very confident and always _ before making a decision. A. considers B. hesitates C. reflects D. waits 4. Unless_ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference. A. invited B. inviting C. being invited D. having invited 5. _ news came _ an unknown disease was spreading in the area. A. Disturbing / that B. Disturbed / which C. Disturbing / which D. Disturbed / what 6. Seeing your picture, I couldnt resist _ the days _ we spent together. A. to think of; when B. to think of; which C. thinking of; which D. thinking of; when 7. Every possible means _to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear. A. are being used B. have been used C. has been used D. had been used 8. There was so much noise in the room that the speaker couldnt make himself_. A. heard B. hearing C. being heard D. hear 9. I cant see him now-_ convenient. A. it isnt B. Im not C. he isnt D. it is 10. _ his dream of going to college will come true is uncertain. A. That B. Whether C. If D. Even if 11. There was almost nothing in his house except a jar under a _ table. A. broken B. breakingC. break D. to break 12. All the leading newspapers _ the trade talks between China and the United States. A. reported B. printedC. attractedD. published 13. -Shall we go skating or stay at home? -Which _ do yourself? A. will you ratherB. would you ratherC. would you preferD. should you rather 14. Hard work and good methods _ great success. A. go on withB. stick toC. fall overD. lead to 15. Mary looks unwell. You _ her the sad news. A. should have toldB. shouldnt have toldC. mustnt have toldD.ought to have told 16. In Germany, over 50% of the countrys trees _ by the end of 1986. A. had damagedB. have been destroyed C. had been damagedD. have destroyed 17. Its _ to see all the children look fine at school. A. pleased B. pleasantC. happilyD. well 18. When you come late to class, you must _ to your teacher. A. say helloB. writeC. apologizeD. introduce 2 19. Many towns and villages had their water supply _ because there was no electricity. A. cut throughB. cut offC. called inD. blown down 20. It was _ and therefore the trees still had their leaves on. A. an autumn B. autumnC. the autumnD. certain autumn 二、完形填空（共二、完形填空（共 1010 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 1 分，满分分，满分 1010 分）分） We are living in a world which is made of “dreams”. Why do I say so? Many great inventions are actually dreams of 21 at the very beginning. The dream of Edison 22 the invention of the light bulbs. The dream of Steve Jobs caused the invention of the first computer. The dream of Sony Company 23 this world the invention of high-quality electronic products. Without dreams, I can dare say that we 24 not have telephones, satellite, airplanes, computers and the Internet. Dreams make our life innovative and 25 . Dreams improve our quality of life and make 26 in society. Dreams are hope of life. We are like plants and dreams are sunlight. 27 plant depends on not only sand and water to grow, but also sunlight. Life without dreams is like a plant without sunlight, 28 certainly cannot grow 29 . Dream make our life colorful and hopeful. 30 actually a way of life. 21. A. inventB. inventingC. the inventorsD. invention 22. A. lead toB. led toC. leadingD. lead 23. A. takeB. bringC. tookD. brought 24. A. shouldB. canC. willD. would 25. A. creativeB. createdC. creatingD. creation 26. A. inventionsB. advancementsC. progressD. changes 27. A. TheB. SomeC. AD. Real 28. A. whoB. whichC. thatD. where 29. A. happilyB. stronglyC. rapidlyD. healthily 30. A. They areB. It will beC. It isD. They will 三、阅读（三、阅读（50 分）分） 第一节：阅读理解（共第一节：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分）分） （A） Football is，I believe，the most important game in England：one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich and poor，young and old，one can see them all there，shouting for one side or the other. To a stranger，one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match，and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age. Most schools in England take football seriouslymuch more seriously than nearly all European schools，where lessons are all that are important，and games are left for the children themselves. In England，it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boys mind with facts in classroom， it also means the training of character by means of games，especially team games，where the boy or girl has to learn to work with others for the team instead of working for himself or herself alone. The school therefore plays games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good team game；it is good for both body and mind. That is why it is every schools game in England. 31In paragraph 1， “this ”means . A people often shout at each other in a football match B people，rich and poor，young and old， often play football 3 C football is the most popular game in England D people usually go to the important matches 32Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ AEnglish children have more knowledge of football than adults. BNearly all European schools consider lessons the most important. CIt is surprising that English children have great knowledge of football. DEnglish schools attach more importance to football than nearly all European schools. 33What does education mean in England？ AFilling a boymind with facts. BTeaching how to work with others for the team. CTraining character by means of games. DMore than the teaching of knowledge. 34From the passage， we learn that . Afootball is popular mostly among English children. Bschools in England make use of football for the training of body and mind. Cfootball is more important than lessons in England. Dother European schools consider football unimportant （B B） A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. Thats the finding of a study of Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce (盎司）of salt water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish. The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart. Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces. For 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish. During the next two decades, 78% of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels. 35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The Dutch research has proved that eating fish can help to prevent heart disease. B. People who regularly eat fish never suffer from hear disease. C. Heart disease causes more deaths in America than any other disease. D. There is a low level of heart disease in such countries as Japan and Greenland. 36. The underlined words “lean fish” (paragraph 5) roughly mean “_”. A. large fish B. fresh fish C. fish that live in salt water D. fish that have little fat 37. The passage is mainly about _. A. the high incidence of heart disease in some countries B. the effect of fish eating on peoples health C. the changes in peoples diet D. the daily fish consumption of people in different cultures 4 38. The phrase “this relationship” (paragraph 6) refers to the connection between _ and the level of heart disease. A. the amount of fish eaten B. regular fish-eating C. the kind of fish eaten D. people of different areas （C） For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse. Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants (污染物) can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is said that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building-green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb (吸收) or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and small organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place. 39. Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _. A. indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill B. man-made building materials give off dangerous gases C. there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings D. the flow of air indoors is limited, which is very harmful 40. Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _. A. every modern house B. every old houseC. all kinds of housesD.all kinds of offices 41. The indoor air pollution is caused by _. A. the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside B. the building way that the builders want to save energy C. the building things that are made of man-made materials D. the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow 42. The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that _. A. plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors B. plants may take in more oxygen which people need C. plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals E.plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy （D） New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast. Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too. But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off. Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower 5 asked people to stay put, assuring (使确信) them that the building was sound and the threat (威胁)was limited to the other tower. Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed (坠落，碰撞) into the south tower. One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA. Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor. “I just dont know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said. 43. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane _. A. at 8:30B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower C. at around 9:06D. at 8:48 44. The underlined words “stay put” means _. A. stay in the buildingB. leave at once C. put everything back and then leaveD. keep silent 45. Which floor was hit by the second plane? A. The 91st floorB. The 103rd floorC. The 60th floorD. The 79th floor 46. Fewer people would have died if _. A. more announcements had been madeB. people hadnt used the lifts C. the attack had happened on a weekendD. the people had obeyed the office rules （E） Paloalto, California “Turning off the television may help prevent children from getting fattereven if they do not change their diet,” US researchers said last week. A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television increased nearly two pounds (0.91kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet. “The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician (儿科专家) at Stanford University. “American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games. And rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,” Robinsin said. In the study presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third. Children watching fewer hours of television showed a much smaller increase in waist (腰) size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise. “One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories,” Robinson said. “Another reason might be eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson said. 47. The report tells us that children will get fatter if they _. A. eat in front of the TVB. change their diet C. do special exercisesD. spend much time watching TV 48. According to the report, the time American children usually spend on watching TV and videos or playing video games _. A. is four hours a day or moreB. is less than four hours a day C. has doubled in the last 20 yearsD. has been reduced to one-quarter 49. The time some children were persuaded to spend on TV viewing every day was less than _. A. one hourB. two hoursC. three hoursD. four hours 50. Watching TV will increase kids weight because _. A. they usually eat more and move less B. they no longer take part in outdoor activities 6 C. they will not burn off calories D. they will enjoy having meals in front of the television 第二节第二节 信息匹配（共信息匹配（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分） 首先，请阅读下列的应用文： Banbury House Tel: 564839 Enjoy mixing with other students in comfortable accommodation? 10 minutes walk to the university district and close to all main bus stops. Single and double rooms. 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